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Mediterranean cycle holiday with that extra something

Luxurious multi-day cycle holidays in Croatia. Cycle like a professional, stay on a motor yacht or villa with pool, explore Croatia, eat and drink at carefully selected Mediterranean, family run taverns and restaurants. Experience Croatia and have a proper cycling holiday. Your way.

1 – Choose your tour

Chose between two tours; Istrian Magic discovering magnificent mainland of Istrian peninsula, or Islands of Dalmatia, taking you by yacht to stunning Croatian islands.

2 – Select a week

You can’t really go wrong here. Any week you chose will be filled with nice people, knowledgeable guides, good food, exceptional wine and quality roads. Active holiday has never been more attractive.

3 – Book your tour!

That’s it. You’ve secured yourself a space (and a double en-suite room/cabin) at one of the best proper cycling tours in Mediterranean. Be fast though, 20 is a maximum number of cyclists per tour.

Book a villa just for you

If you’re travelling in a group of 3* or more, we’re happy to book a whole villa just for you and your group.

*For Istrian Magic tours only: three guests or more, based on single occupancy (supplement) rate. Villas accommodate between 6 and 8 people.

We believe active holidays should not sacrifice comfort, hurt your budget or the experience. That’s why we decided to pack all three and offer a fully guided cycle holiday with that extra something; whether it is a luxury villa, a yacht, scenic winding roads, undiscovered forest trails, access to best local food and wine or something else – it’s up to you to decide. We’ll sort everything, you just enjoy, pedal and discover.

Istrian Magic Tour

8-11

Be woken by the birds to a proper hearty healthy breakfast to keep you going all day. After a brief, by 10 o’clock everyone should be in full gear on their bikes ready to hit the roads. You’ll be cycling along with your guide, who is equipped with tools, knowledge and motivation to help you have an amazing day.

11-13

Between noon and 1 pm we stop for a light lunch break with a local winemaker, olive oil producer, truffle hunter, cheese or Istrian prosciutto maker to sample some of their goodies and show you why they are the best in what they do.

13-16

After a deserved break, we continue cycling to our destination. Breaks and snacks along the way are welcomed if required. By 4:30 pm we should have everyone reach the destination. The van with things you prepared earlier in the morning (spare clothing, walking shoes, huge chocolate bar, etc.) will be waiting for you.

16-19

Between 6 pm and 7 pm we’ll pack our bikes on the van trailer. Buckle up and a short drive away, we’re arriving back at the villas to enjoy a well spent day with a glass of wine and cheese or just take advantage of the pool and large garden.

19-23

We’re taking a trip with a van to a well deserved dinner in a family owned taverns/restaurants for some authentic Istrian gastronomic magic. We promise to take you back so you can have a good rest for tomorrow’s ride.

Islands of Dalmatia Tour

8-11

With the motor yacht, an authentic Mediterranean boat we’re docking on another islands, our destination for the day. you’re waking up to a proper hearty and healthy breakfast to keep you going all day. After a brief, by 9:30 everyone should be in full gear on their bikes ready to hit the roads.

11-13

Cycling along with your guide, equipped with tools, knowledge and motivation to help you have an amazing day, between noon and 1 pm we stop for a light lunch break in a konoba (tavern). There we’ll have some of the finest Mediterranean cheese, herb artisan bread, olive oil, prosciutto or wine.

13-16

After a deserved break, we continue cycling to our destination. Breaks and snacks along the way are welcomed if required. Depending on the day, between 3:30 and 4:30 pm we should have everyone reach the destination; our yacht docked on the other side of the island.

16-19

Now back on the yacht at the other side of the island, we’re enjoying an easy stroll, a swim or just some chill-out time with a glass of wine and cheese to relax from a day of cycling.

19-23

We’re heading for a well deserved dinner in a family owned tavern/restaurant for some authentic, Mediterranean gastronomic magic.

The package price includes everything a cycling group needs. Therefore here is what we are offering, included in the price.

7 nights stay in an en-suite
double room in a luxury villa/motor yacht

Daily proper healthy breakfast and light lunches

4 exclusive gourmet dinners
(along with 3 buffet style dinners)

Full van support

6 fully guided cycle
day tours (come rain or shine)

Bike fitting and technical support

40 – 55 km daily

Do you consider yourself as a healthy and fit person (or at least aspiring to be one)? Our tours feature medium paced road cycling. Tours cover between 40 km (25 mi) and 55 (35 mi) kilometres on average per day.

3 – 4 h on a bike daily

Depending on group’s pace this translates into 3 to 4 hours of cycling. This way, we want to make sure good balance between proper cycling and having enough energy left for swimming and after-cycle glass of fine Croatian wine and home-made cheese.

Subject to the guide’s discretion, routes are negotiable and if agreed by the group, can be altered by extending or shortening their length.

Cycle tours & routes

Select the location you want to discover. Leave the rest to us.

Experience guided luxurious cycle holiday in Croatia. We have spent many hours on roads riding bicycles, discovering scenic roads and gastronomic treasures Croatia is proud of. Select one of the destinations below and discover where the road will take you.

Mediterranean gastro magic

Indulge your taste buds with a holiday they deserve

Breakfast

It’s the most important meal of the day. Everyone knows that. But when you’re cycling most of that day, having a nutritious and healthy breakfast really makes a difference. That’s why we are supplying only fine ingredients for a proper breakfast, each of the seven mornings of your holiday. We believe that’s the key for a successful day of riding.

Light Lunch

As we cycle through the day, half-way through we will stop for a break. During the break, depending on a route, we will have a chance to sample the best cheese, prosciutto, wine or olive oil goodies in taverns or at the locations of the producers. The food will be light while providing us with enough energy to continue riding towards our destination.

Dinner

We are taking you to local, family owned restaurants to feed your muscles and overwhelm your taste buds. Delicious, traditionally cooked food, authentic Mediterranean herbal based spirits (rakija) or glass of world famous Croatian wine is a well-known solution for tired legs and minds.

Yachts & Villas

Overlook stunning Mediterranean sea from a boat deck, or a swimming pool from a villa. Your choice.

Villas Adagio are built following classic Mediterranean style, located in the heart of the Istrian peninsula, having most of its attractions easily reached by a day cycle ride.

Villa Prima

Features

Villa Prima, a sophisticated holiday house built in classic Mediterranean style equipped with all modern amenities. With more than 180m² divided on two floors and 4 bedrooms, this new and modern house can accommodate 8 persons. Private swimming pool and Finnish type sauna are just some of many luxurious amenities you can find at Villa Prima. The kitchen is equipped with an electric cooker, oven, fridge, microwave, coffee machine, and dishwasher, among others.

On the first floor there are two double/twin and one twin bedroom, accompanied with two bathrooms with a shower. Every bedroom is air-conditioned and equipped with digital satellite LCD TV, CD player. Free Wi-Fi is provided both inside and outside the house, paired with Nintendo Wii game console and a DVD player. Outdoor area stretches to 1000m² of fine trimmed grass and features 4×8 meters swimming pool.

Area surrounding swimming pool is equipped with parasols and deck chairs, made from natural materials. For complete privacy the garden is surrounded with hedge and natural rock fence encompassing barbecue area with a dining table. The house has a parking space for 3 cars.

Villa Seconda

Features

Free Wi-Fi Large swimming pool Secured parking space LCD TV Barbecue

Villa Seconda, a sophisticated holiday house built in classic Mediterranean style equipped with all modern amenities. With more than 140m² divided on two floors and 3 bedrooms, this new and modern house can accommodate 6 persons. The kitchen is equipped with an electric cooker, oven, fridge, microwave, coffee machine, and dishwasher, among others.

There are two double/twin and one twin bedroom, each with its own bathroom with a shower. Every bedroom is air-conditioned and equipped with digital satellite LCD TV. Free Wi-Fi is provided both inside and outside the house, paired with Nintendo Wii game console and a DVD player. Outdoor area stretches to 800m² of fine trimmed grass and features 4×6 meters swimming pool.

Area surrounding swimming pool is equipped with parasols and deck chairs, made from natural materials. For complete privacy the garden is surrounded with hedge and natural rock fence encompassing barbecue area with a dining table. The house has a private parking space for 2 cars.

Mediterranean Motor Yacht Linda

Features

Linda is an elegant 32 meter long wooden gulet, a traditional Mediterranean motor boat, refurbished to meet standards of a modern leisure yacht. Accommodating 14 guests in 7 double en-suite cabins, she is decked throughout in teak and mahogany. Linda is equipped with an indoor lounge area, in addition to spacious sun deck. Cabins feature double and twin beds with private shower and toilet.

Each cabin is also equipped with wi-fi and air conditioning. With enough space to relax indoors in the comfortable air-conditioned saloon, equipped with entertainment set, and a bar, there is plenty of room for a true recovery after a day’s ride.

In an unlikely event of limited availability of motor yacht Linda for the booked week, we guarantee to provide a substitute yacht of the same category and featured amenities.

Transfers

If arriving by plane, we can help get you (and your bike) to your yacht.

Split Airport

(30 km / 18 mi)

Free transfer

Zadar Airport

(150 km / 93 mi)

Taxi £30 – £45

Dubrovnik Airport

(250 km / 155 mi)

Taxi £50 – £75

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Bicycles

Bring your bike or get one from us. Free of charge.

For those of you that are not planning to bring a bike with you, we have an exclusive range of Giant road bicycles included in price. Carefully selected to match requirements and specifications of the tour, you can hire free of charge the very best of Giant road range. Models come in different sizes (S, M, and L) and are equipped with a cycle computer. A safety helmet is included.

Giant Defy 1

Specifications Giant Defy 1

With a slightly longer head tube and longer wheelbase than Giant’s full race TCR bikes, the Giant Defy 1 falls very much into the ‘endurance’ or ‘comfort’ road bike category, perfect for sportive riding. Sure the Giant Defy 1 is as fast as any similarly priced road bike out there but, for most people, it’s more comfortable than a pure race geometry road bike.

Not only do Giant uniquely make their own Aluxx frames from the smelting process to the paint shop, they also make their own forks. The Giant Defy 1 has carbon composite for light weight and pinpoint steering accuracy, matched with their Overdrive aluminium steerer which is tapered to further firm up the front end. This tapered steerer design is a great antidote to brake judder that can afflict less robustly built bikes.

Istria & Dalmatia

The land of winding roads and undiscovered beauty

Cycling in Istria

Istria is considered to be the Croatian’s cycle capital owing to its fine roads, mild climate, refreshment facilities, exceptional cuisine and much more. While enjoying your time in Istria, don’t be surprised to find international groups of professional cyclists training for the next Giro, Tour or Tirreno. The superb network of small roads connecting numerous villages and towns create a perfect playground for any cyclist. Add your friends, Mediterranean food, friendly people and mild climate, and you get a perfect combination for your cycle holiday.

Villas Location

Located in the heart of the Istrian peninsula, between Pula, Rovinj and Rabac, Villas Adagio are in the centre of its natural beauties, cultural and historical heritage. Being located outside the city in a small village of Rojnići, one can enjoy Mediterranean natural tranquillity, surrounded by forest, birds and clear blue sky. Villas are well connected by road whether you’re arriving from Italy, Slovenia or through continental Croatia. If you are arriving by plane the closest airport is Pula International with numerous direct flights from most of Europe.

Cycling in Dalmatia

There are more than a thousand islands in Croatia, with most of them in Dalmatia. Surrounded by a crystal clear Mediterranean sea, a mild climate, stunning scenery and exceptional cuisine, Dalmatia has a lot to offer. Quiet and winding islands’ roads, connecting small villages and towns will help you discover the Mediterranean as it once was. Add your friends, authentic food, and friendly people, and you get a perfect combination for your cycle holiday.

Yacht boarding marina

On Saturday, your yacht will be waiting for you in ACI marina in Split. This is the same marina where your yacht will return, a week later. In addition to an international airport, Split is well connected by car, via a highway through continental Croatia.

Istrian Magic

Pula Airport

If you’re landing at Pula International Airport, we’ll happily transfer you to your villa free of charge.

Trieste Airport
(Italy)

Trieste international airport in Italy might be a convenient landing point to reach your villa as it hosts a number of direct flights from many European airports. We will organise a transfer to your villa from Trieste airport from £30 per person.

Rijeka Airport

A couple of hours drive away from your villa, Rijeka International airport is a convenient airport port to get to Istria. Transfers from Rijeka international airport is from £22 per person.

Zagreb Airport

Transfer from Zagreb international Airport is from £50 per person. The car will take you to your villa, almost 300 km / 190 mi deep into Istria peninsula.

Islands of Dalmatia

Split Airport

If you’re landing in Split, we’ll happily transfer you to your yacht free of charge.

Zadar Airport

Zadar international airport, caters a number of short haul flights from European airports. We will organise a transfer to your yacht from Zadar airport from £30 per person.

Dubrovnik Airport

We’re happy to transfer you from Dubrovnik international airport from £50 per person.

About

We are a dedicated team committed to help you have a fine holiday.

Why Adriactive?

There are a number of reasons to choose Adriactive as your partner for a perfect active holiday. Our unique concept allows you to enjoy your holiday the way you want it. We are combining luxury of leisure holidays offering first class amenities and services paired with experienced and knowledgeable guides to access unique places giving you a winning holiday combination.

We are always using local, skilled and knowledgeable guides to work with you and make your holiday the one to remember. We are partnering only with carefully selected, small, family owned businesses so you can experience, do, see and taste the best of the Mediterranean. And we mean that.

Responsible Travel

At Adriactive, we understand the value of our environment and the need to protect it enhancing sustainability of both our business and nature. That’s why we have developed a Responsible Travel Policy to manage and reduce our impact on the environment. A clear set of sustainable values has been set up to guide our business principle and operations.

Our Responsible Travel Policy aims to ensure that the positive impacts of our operations and your holiday outweigh any possible negative effects doing business may have. We are constantly working to improve our operations and enhance our Responsible Travel Policy.

Safe and Secured

As a UK Limited Company, we are fully insured and are operating according to the UK Package Holiday Regulations and European Law.
You can stay assured a holiday with Adriactive Croatia complies with regulations and standards regarding health and safety, cancellations, booking and banking.
Adriactive Croatia is a proud member of Trust My Travel, a payment protection and insurance provider for holiday makers.

Our Team

A fine selection of exceptional talents

Ivan

Group Leader & MD

Please meet Ivan. Hi Ivan! Born in Croatia, he spent a good part of his life being surrounded by tourists and bicycles. After cycling most of Asia and Europe, we decided he’s good enough cyclist and tour leader to show you the beauty lying in front of his doorstep – Mediterranean Croatia. Fluent in English, understands German, he and his cycling-devoted team will make sure things work perfectly during your stay.

Marko

Group Leader & Location Manager

We think there’s mud flowing through Marko’s veins. He’s a natural Adriactiver, feeling most at home when there’s a bike in his sight. Preferably with off-road tires and suspensions. Born in Istria, local off-road trails are Marko’s playground. Fluent in English, Italian and German, he claims to be an expert on Istrian wine and cheese. He rides and fixes bikes pretty well, too.

Nina

Destination Coordinator & Bike Princess

Our newest team member, Nina is our marketing and sales guru with an outrageous love for Croatia and the outdoors. She possess extraordinary ability to multitask; for example eating olives while finalising an email proposal during a phone conversation on new tour specifications. Anyhow, without Nina, Adriactive would be an uninspiring and pretty disorganised place to deliver the finest treats to you. A degree in tourism management makes Nina pretty smart as well.

You

Group Leader

Being in the saddle most of the day, having fine food and discovering Mediterranean sounds like well spent time? Do you feel more comfortable on a bicycle than on foot? Do you fell like home when being surrounded by people? Do you speak several languages? If you answered yes to most of the above, you just might be a good candidate to join us at Adriactive Croatia. Why don’t you send us an email introducing yourself?

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